You’ve read about Bitcoin, Ether, Monero, ZCash and maybe you are curious. Did you know that you can mine (earn) crypto currencies? But where do you start? It seems complicated, maybe too complicated you think, and so you put it off. Does this describe you?

I can save you countless hours scanning online postings and searching the Internet for this information. I’ve built mining rigs using 6+ graphics cards on one motherboard using Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. I will show you how to build a mining rig for earning digital currencies such as Zcash, Monero, Ether, Pascal Coin, and other crypto currencies using the Windows 64-bit operating system. You can start earning crypto coins for yourself in a few weeks from today. This information is current as of May, 2017 and it is all in one easy to read and reference ebook.

This guide covers how to build an open aluminum mining frame, I give you a shopping list of the parts to buy, computer components needed, where to download mining software, how to connect to a mining pool and start mining, project cost estimates, how to set up a hardware wallet, and many other tips. Troubleshooting checklists are included along the way. Best motherboard choices, CPU choices, and graphics video card choices are discussed. Power Supply Unit (PSU) selection and making power connections is covered in depth.

While the focus is on mining Zcash, Monero, and Ether, the same principles apply to mining other digital currencies that can be mined with a GPU (graphics card processor). I’ll show you how to “solo” mine newly released crypto currencies as well, using Solariscoin as a case study in solo mining. Can you mine over a tethered 4G LTE connection? Yes, you can and I will tell you how to set a 4G LTE tethered mining connection.

This is not a reference book about Bitcoin or how blockchains work, rather it is a guide on how to build your own home mining computer. 170+ pages of photos, detailed screenshots, and step-by-step instructions take you through the entire process. Part Two includes several examples of how to set up various mining programs and connect to actual “mining pools” using Claymore’s mining programs, Wolf0’s CPU miner, Genoil’s Eth program, and SGMiner.

Start successfully earning crypto currencies in far less time than it takes to read through thousands of pages of postings on Bitcointalk, Reddit, Slack postings, or other online sites. You can do this if you’ve ever updated the memory or video card in your home computer. This edition has been newly updated to cover Windows 7 through Windows 10 installations.

I also explain how to safely store your crypto coins using a Trezor device for Bitcoin storage or a Ledger Nano S. I will step you through how to correctly setup a Ledger Nano S hardware wallet (available on Amazon).